diff --git a/frontend/templates/503.html b/frontend/templates/503.html
index 35142fd9..feaaed14 100644
--- a/frontend/templates/503.html
+++ b/frontend/templates/503.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {% block news %}
 <div class="launch_top">
-    We estimate that we will be back online at 7:00 pm PDT on Saturday, Sept 3, 2016.
+    We estimate that we will be back online at 2:00 pm EDT on Saturday, Sept 7, 2016.
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/settings/just.py b/settings/just.py
index f3dc131c..a2750cd2 100644
--- a/settings/just.py
+++ b/settings/just.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ AMAZON_FPS_HOST = "fps.sandbox.amazonaws.com"
 #AMAZON_FPS_HOST = "fps.amazonaws.com"
 
 # local settings for maintenance mode
-MAINTENANCE_MODE = False
+MAINTENANCE_MODE = True
 
 # Amazon keys to permit S3 access